Car Insurance
Specialists are not always cost effective
Insurers marketing themselves as ‘women-only’ or specialists for the elderly are not automatically the best value option for these consumers.
Why it doesn’t pay to be a self-styled ‘celebrity’
With more and more average Joes turning ‘celebrity’ over night from reality TV shows like Big Brother and X Factor, online car insurance specialist, elephant.co.uk will now be accepting ‘celebrity’ as an occupation for their car insurance customers.
Zurich launches commercial vehicle insurance on FCEDI
Zurich’s UK Broker Division is today launching a new product for light commercial vehicles which will be available initially through Open GI, SSP and CDL software houses.
Don’t drive abroad without these checks
British motorists planning on driving on the continent this Winter are advised today by the comparison website Insurancewide.com to check European motoring laws to avoid unnecessary fines and holiday chaos.
Europ Assistance named Insurer/Underwriter of the Year 2007
Europ Assistance UK & Ireland has been named International Travel Insurance Journal Insurer/Underwriter of the Year. The award was presented to Giorgio Daboni, Director of Risk & Underwriting at Europ Assistance at the fifth annual International Travel Insurance Conference in Venice on 9 November 2007.
Breakneck speeding professions
Speed is essential on the pitch, but footballers are unfortunately transferring these skills to the streets according to research from moneysupermarket.com.
LV.com wins UK innovation award for online chat function
LV.com has won the Chat Deployment of the Year award in the LIVEperson Innovation Awards 2007.
Insurancewide.com welcomes electronic proof of insurance
James Harrison, CEO of the online insurer comparison service, Insurancewide.com comments on electronic motor insurance certificates.
Say goodbye to the weakest link in motor insurance
Gocompare.com comments on the Department for Transport’s (DfT) decision to give the go-ahead for electronic motor insurance certificates.
Motor insurance certificates by email good news for consumers
Action will be taken to allow consumers to receive their motor insurance certificates by email, it was announced by Jim Fitzpatrick MP, Road Safety Minister, at the ABI’s Motor Conference.
The cost of not being Mr or Mrs Buy Right
Brits believe they have lost out to the tune of £750 million in the last 12 months because they have not been able to claim on a car, home or travel insurance policy even though they thought they were covered, according to research from Tesco Compare.com.
Confused.com: Double points for speeding drivers
In response to the news that the government is planning to double the fixed penalty for people caught exceeding the speed limit excessively, Debra Williams, Managing Director of the UK's leading insurance price comparison service Confused.com, said: We support the Government's plan to improve road safety by introducing a harsher fixed penalty for drivers who excessively speed.
Double the points will mean double your insurance premium
Leading insurance comparison site Gocompare.com has warned drivers that the plan to double the fixed penalty for speeding could also lead to a doubling of your insurance premium if you were to receive a ban under the proposed new structure.
People with more than one car are safer drivers
Over a third of UK households now own more than one car and new research has revealed that they are less likely to have a car accident than single car households.
Fire-proof your home this Fire Safety Week
This year Halifax Home Insurance is urging householders to conduct a home safety check during Fire Safety Week (November 14th – 21st) to reduce the risk of a fire in their homes.